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Trademarks are inherently limited in scope. If I'm making widgets named FOO, and I've registered that trademark, I have no inherent right to FOO.com or @FOO or anything else that's completely general and may have nothing to do with widgets.

http://www.chillingeffects.org/domain/faq.cgi

> Of course, you aren?t expected to look up trademark registrations around the world or research legal issues like common law trademark rights. That?s why the Policy requires the trademark owner (the complainant) to prove bad faith and why the Policy offers domain name holders the opportunity to demonstrate that they have rights or legitimate interests in the domain name.



That's true regarding infringement, but trademark dilution can apply to uses that aren't in competition with or relevant to the trademark holder.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Trademark_Dilution_Act




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